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For a few minutes I sat in silence shedding tears over the unknown and then started to feel some anxiety due to my concern and fear about a mammogram test I have to retake. I realize that I can’t just TALK the talk, I have to WALK it as well. I know God has me in His hands and I shouldn’t fret over anything.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV)

I believe He is allowing storms to come into my life to build me up. My character is developing more and more on a spiritual level. This I know. It’s just taking those storms head on and not giving way to my emotions for I should not let them rule over TRUTH. God’s Word is bond.

I stand on the promises for my life that He has already put in place for me. I refuse to let the enemy use a weakness I have to consume me. No matter what the outcome may be, I know God is with me. Thinking back to a Bible lesson my husband taught recently, the scripture verses apply to what I’m feeling and thinking at this very moment. Thank you Holy Spirit for bringing this back to my mind:

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:8, 9 NIV)

Thank you Lord for being present in my life, for You provide comfort and truth through Your Word.

17 Unless the Lord had been my help, I would soon have dwelt in [ the land where there is ] silence. 18 When I said, My foot is slipping, Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, held me up. 19 In the multitude of my [ anxious ] thoughts within me, Your comforts cheer and delight my soul! ( Psalm 94:17-19 AMP)

I’m just as human as anyone else and I am wanting to continually learn and grow from my mistakes through my storms. I will never pretend to be someone I’m not. Christ knows we have emotions and as humans, we allow them to overtake us at times. Learning from the storms and being of good courage in Lord through them, will help us to overcome, walk and talk in confidence, trust and truth.

[Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight. (Philippians 2:13 AMP)

Dear friends, SPEAK the Word of God in and over your lives. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. ( Proverbs 18:21 AMP ) We are given power through Christ and the Word. Use it. Encourage yourself with it. Don’t let it sit off to the side and be ineffectual. The enemy wants nothing more than to use the negative thoughts you harbor against yourself. Refer back to Philippians 4:8,9. Take back the joy and peace the evil one took from you and stand your ground in Christ.

Be careful what you think, for your thoughts become your words.Be careful what you say, for your words becomes your actions.Be careful what you do, for your actions become your habits.Be careful what becomes habitual, for your habits become your destiny.

” My God, I thank You for sending Your Son down to earth in the form of Man to ultimately be a sacrifice for our sins that we would have a choice to live in freedom and salvation for eternity. I pray for others who are going through any circumstance at this time ,as it is taking a toll on them, that they would let go and let You take control and guide them into peace. Whether it’s dealing with finances, medical issues, wayward children, marriage, school, people, emotions and the list goes on….. nothing is too hard for You to handle and fix. No way is greater than Yours O God. May Your peace that surpasses all understanding of worry, fear and distress be mine, be theirs in the name of Jesus. Amen “

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and The American Cancer Society ( and all supporting foundations around the world ) I dedicate this to those going through, those who’ve physically won and lost the battle. To the families affected, I pray your strength and support as you travel down this road with them . May you hearts and trust be grounded in the Lord. He can do ANYTHING but fail.

Hi Terra I just found out that I have lost half of those who I subscribed to including you and I have to keep joining up with myself, I have someone checking today to see what’s wrong, so I’m sorry I didn’t know you were posting again but was wondering why you hadn’t. I thought it was because of the e-mail I received from you. I’m very pleased to see it is not so and I’m thankful for your message, what you shared is very True and the Scriptures below confirm it to be so…

James 4:6-8 But He giveth more grace. Wherefore He saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

When we walk in Christ Jesus, Satan flees he can’t stand righteousness and we show this as we walk in the fruit of the Spirit which is …Love, Joy, Peace, Kindness, Longsuffering, Goodness, Meekness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-control, and these are of The Holy Spirit not our
flesh nature and there is no law that forbids them.

AMEN Anne! Thank you for the added scriptures! I ought to add that to it if you don’t mind. I’m sorry to hear about the loss of contacts that you had and are now retrieving. I was wondering myself why I hadn’t heard from you either. I have emailed you just in general simply because I care. 🙂 Thank you for the support of my post. God get all the credit. I’m just a vessel and walk in obedience….. speaking into the lives I want to encourage out there in the cyberworld. Blessings to you dear. Hope things get fixed on your computer soon.

Terra,
I love this post. The title just draws me in. Did you say a footstool and a microphone. Girl, that will be like giving my soul to him in a chocolate wrapper. Satan not even getting a footstool, more like an unwelcome mat. Did you say microphone. Why I can’t stand a liar, someone who make false promises, someone who destroys lives and souls, someone who degrades my father’s name. He is not no superstar. Maybe a celebrity of hell! So he definitely, not getting no microphone…no micro…no phone…But since I am not selfish, I will give him the BOOT.
Terra stay praying I done upset him now.

Oh..Oh.. I think he is consulting my father if he can do some things..My father said DENIED! Thank you jesus. Now I will be on my way now and about my fathers work. Have a blessed day.

Shenine my goodness you have a way of saying things to step all over the enemy. You are right….. he is a liar and full of empty promises he can not fulfill. He’s out to seek and destroy. What a deceiver he and his fellow demons are. Yes if we give him something it will be the BOOT as you say! Thank you for being one of my greatest and closest friends who have walked into my life. I thanked the Lord BEFORE my retesting and claimed my healing. He gave me a peace and rest that I needed in Him.

Praise report: No cancer found!! What a mighty God we serve! I was still at peace while I was being tested. All God wanted from me was TRUST. I gave it over to Him. So thankful for experiencing something that I can’t give no one credit BUT Him.

😉 I believe God is quickening our hearts to his truth and it’s moving swiftly throughout the earth. As women we are emotional and we wear our feelings on our sleeves for the most part. The Almighty is calling his children to be on one accord and taking a stand. To have an unshakeable faith that fear cannot move! I read your post and it was great! Thank you do much for it! Glad you enjoyed mine. The Spirit is on the go! Satan is a liar and he will take his place beneath our feet! God bless you warriorprincess777……

Wonderful blog!
I just got home from a Celebrate Recovery meeting at church and I am all hyped up in the Spirit. I’m seeing and hearing about all the amazing things my Father is doing in others lives as well as mine. i woke up this morning with the enemy front and center trying to steal the peace God is teaching me to have about my finances. Things look pretty bad, but I know my God has good things in mind for me. Last night while reading “Unmerited Favor” by Joseph Prince, i investigated a verse from Isaiah 54:17 that Pastor Prince suggested I might have never read in full. I had not. That familiar “No weapon formed against you shall prosper…”verse I’d heard. But wait, there’s more! “and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from Him.” So awesome because that explains how i can know that no weapon formed against me shall prosper. How? Because Christ became sin for me that I might become the righteousness of God in him! (2 Corinthians 5:21) So that verse is for me and anyone else who wants to claim their inheritance as a child of God! Hallelujah! I am blessed and taken care of and I have nothing to worry about. Worry is still a temptation sometimes, but less and less of one when I’m filling up on truth and not the world’s ideas. Thank you for promoting the truth. There are far too few Christians who know it and practice it in their daily lives, mainly because, (I believe) they really don’t know who they are and what Christ has done for them. I’m on a life mission to learn this very well as I draw close to my Savior and share it boldly!
In Him,
Kathleen

Amazing fire stirred within my spirit this morning Kathleen! Thank you for chiming in and sharing God’s presence within you! The church event sounds like you all were on fire. May it stay lit even during discouraging times. Believe me…. I know days can get dark and gloomy but it’s through our hardships that we should praise Him anyway and even more! God has brought us up out of many pits and he will do it again. My goodness you have me wanting to shout and rejoice with you! Lol. It’s early in the morning but my heart is singing praises unto the Lord with you. My prayers are with you as you travel this road to financial freedom. Keep trusting in the Lord no matter what. He is ABLE! You believe this deep inside of you, it’s just that fear raises up. Now is the time to keep speaking life into and over your life and circumstances. Tell the devil and his buddies that they are nothing but full of lies. You have victory. You have the authority to speak to those mountains that they shall move in the mighty name of Jesus. Be encouraged and blessed woman of The Most High. Take center stage with Christ and set Satan in his place…… BENEATH your feet!! Hallelujah!! Glory and honor to The King forever and always!

I feel so empowered with what you’ve written here! The power of words that all people have is creative power. We create our future with the words that we speak into our lives and into others with the words spoken right now. Your prayers are a powerful weapon. I believe you have that level of prayer that drives back all those things that the enemy tries to steal from God’s people. May God continue to do a Great work in you.

……. Wow. I surely feel like I can speak more on this! lol .The devil belongs up under my feet, your feet and those who are believers of Christ and those who wil come to know Him. We do create most of the time as to how our world turns out. The power of the tongue will produce life or death, good and bad, ripe or rotten fruit depending upon the type of seeds we plant. I have a heart for people and want the best for them just the way God does and even more. We have the authority to stomp all over the devil’s head. We are the head and not the tail. I can’t help but speak out and put the enemy in his place. Busted. He has been outed! We have to take back those things that have been stolen from us. Christ has promised to be with us always, even when we go through storms, he is there with us. So if God be for us, then who can be against us. I rebuke the enemy right where he is. We all ought to practice that more and be strenghened with courage that we have in Jesus. Ok well I think I better stop because when I think of the goodness the Lord has been in my life, the things he has brought me through, the lessons I have been taught through my storms, I can write or talk on and on! I will keep you as well as others lifted up in my prayers hoping and praying that you continue to take center stage with Christ, uplifting the Lord through praises, being at his feet giving our woes to him to set us free fromm the bondage of fear and all else that hinders us from living freely in him, rather than giving Satan a footstool and a microphone because he is far from being worthy. ONLY God is wothy of being the voice that resonates and speaks volumes in our lives! Be blessed Sherline. To God be the glory forever and always. May all you put your mind and hands to do in the the name of Jesus and for your spiritual journey with him be blessed with abundance and prosperity. Thank you for finding my blog and taking the time to read it. So happy to hear that you have been empowered. It is the Holy Spirit who spoke to my heart and guided me in what to say. I take no credit. I act out of obedience and convey it the best way I can. Thank you Jesus for holding our hand. 🙂

Tanya…… words really cannot express the thoughts that went through my head during that time period. It stills seems so fresh and emotionally painful BUTthrough it all, God had to allow this to happen for TRUST to truly manifest. I’m thankful with tears of joy because I not only HEARD Him, I WALKED in faith and trust that everything would be fine no matter the outcome!

The things that come as storms to draw us closer to Him. Wow.

I thank you for reading this and understanding my heart in this post and the beuty of the glory that our God got out of it. You grasped it very well. I thank you for celebrating and rejoicing with me. My heart is deeply moved more than you know. Praise God for aligning my heart and the comfort of the Holy Spirit being with me and bringing my mind in remembrance of scriptures! Bless the Lord O my soul. Bless you too my friend! Our God is ALWAYS able to turn situations around that he will get the glory out if it and it being a learning and teaching experience for us.

Sister,
This is a great testimony! I can relate to this article as I am working to overcome a spirit of fear AND one of the biggest things I fear is physical sickness. We must recognize that fear is a natural emotion, Jesus’ disciples (who spent time with Jesus in the flesh) experienced fear, but we must not allow fear to manifest in our lives. Once we recognize it, we are to cast it down. Being a vessel for the Lord never means that we won’t have storms but it certainly does mean that we will fully recover! If not on earth then certainly in Heaven! Keep fighting the good fight, in all areas of life. Whatever you do, never put down the cross. If anything, ask Jesus to help you carry it!

I thank you much for stopping by and reading this! It is a testimony of how my God worked a good thing in me through a storm.

Amen to you for your comment and please know that I will be lifting you up in prayer that you WILL overcome the fear that is trying to consume you. If God brought me through it than I know he can do it for you too. Just speak the Living Word constantly over yourself and let TRUTH rule in your life. Circumstances will not change who you are in Christ. If ( and he DID )He promised to be with us then I want you to STAND and BELIEVE on what has not been seen manifested yet. As you said, it may not be until you receive up in heaven but until then, allow the truth rule over your fear as long as you are living this life here on earth!

With many prayers, I am standing on God’s promises, with you and for you! Keep trusting…… 🙂

How you keep blessing me! Thank you so much for the encouragement my dear brother! I can only keep thanking our Lord for this. It really moved me and it still does. My heart was so deep and His love was overflowing the day I wrote it. I can’t begin to explain it. Pure joy!

WOW TERRA! Thank you for this AWESOME & perfectly timed post! I am AMASED [yet less surprised everyday] when the Lord sends one of His [people] to deliver a package to me, just at the right time. Thank You Lord for the God-Send!

A few hours ago, I asked God if His people ‘could shine the Light a little brighter today, because it sure is dark in my living room’. We all endure times when we are ‘at the end of ourselves’. Although this I found, becomes the time when I notice Jesus’ best work in me [us].

And Terra… the Lord showed me a few years ago what to do when I saw someone in need of healing. I place my right hand on their right shoulder and speak confidently “JESUS HEALS!”
I have found that the power of prayer with Christ, transcends the physical [or even geography]. So with that being said… “JESUS HEALS” to you my new friend! May the Lord bless you & keep you… in the palm of His hand, resting close to His heart.
Love in Jesus!
julie

I can only smile brightly Julie as I allow such words flow through me that you have written to me! God is glorious and amazing! I am so thankful that you have enjoyed the post. God shows up and gives us the very things that we need. It’s a blessing for me to receive this encouragement knowing that I am just a willing vessel wanting to be used by Him! Gosh, I am astounded by this message. I surely was not expecting this today but so glad to see it and hear it! Thank you very much for the prayers and belief for they are heard by our God above and they are outstreched and touched my many when we believe in laying hands of healing on others! AMEN!!! Praise the Lord for you my dear!

PRAISE THE LORD! Sister… your [our] best days lie ahead of us. He who has begun a good work in us will perfect it until that glorious day of Christ Jesus. Until then… “do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry!”

Terra… the whole time I was reading your beautiful post, I had felt the need to pray for you. Your post was so inspiring and well written that one could lost [in a good way] in it. But, the message of hope and prayer for you became so strong that “Jesus Heals” could be silenced no more.

I pray doors open for you, a new song be sung, and a glorious testimony be heard throughout WordPress & beyond… of your extravagant love affair with Jesus.

GOD BLESS YOU TERRA!
julie

2 Timothy 4 (NASB)
“Preach the Word”
1 I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

I am (somewhat) lost for words but full of smiles.*I believe this may turn a little lengthy once the juices flow!

I can say this much: I am truly thankful and appreciative of all that you have expressed to me from the depth of your soul. I greatly thank you for using scripture references to back up the calling that I know I have on my life. I’m in awe that this post was touching to you and others just as much as it was for me to live it and write it. God surely has had His hand on my life and has brought me a long ways from where I thought I would have been for some time now.

Julie, you have given my mind so much to reflect on as I have been in prayer about various things. I can say that you surely have been seeking the Lord for my heart’s desire and response to my ministry.

I wanna jump up and down like a giddy child but I can’t seem to do anything physically at the moment! lol. My heart leaps though and my hand surely went over my mouth as I was reading your message. If you could have seen my face then and now!

PRAISES BE UNTO THE LORD!!!

I don’t know how you found my blog but I am so thankful that you did. God will send people into your life at the most unexpected times with a message for you! I receive all of this and I pray that you receive His blessings 100 fold with the mindset to stay humble before Him and his sheep. May your calling be steadfast in mercy and grace, strength and perserverance, loving, kind and patient with whomever you cross paths with to share His Word and be a living testimony to the very life you live according to His will and plan for your life.

Hallellujah! Glory to God!!

Love and blessings to you my new sister in the Lord and fellow blogger for Christ!

THANK YOU JESUS FOR TERRA!
Terra, I don’t think you could possibly know how much your awe-inspiring and power-full words of prayer have blessed my soul. I am in the middle of the desert, the wilderness, right now in my life, and you my friend… have brought me hope and perspective for such a time as this. THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!!

PRAISE THE LIVING GOD!!!

[By the way, I find often that I have a similar reaction (hands cover my mouth in awe) to reading posts or God’s Word, that seem to open my mail or be there at just the right time. I have come to the place where now… I come EXPECTING. Our God is GREAT!]
Love you friend!

I am simply full of God’s love and grace! HUGS HUGS HUGSx eternity to you!!! Unless we see each other before we make it to heaven, my spirtual hugs will have to do!

God bless your soul!!! This is a time meant just for YOU! God sees and he DELIVERS! AMEN!!

I surely will be praying for you while you are in the middle of the desert and the wilderness my friend. And even after it passes, I am still with you. Please fill free to email me anytime you like, okay?!!

I am extending myself to you beyond the post just so you know. I am the personable and encouraging type. I’m far from perfect, but do know that I will do my best to be a shoulder if and when you need me. I will simply just be a sister so my shoulder, my ear and my prayers come with an open invitation with my heart.

You are so welcome for all of this. I can only keep thanking the Lord over and over again for opening me up and speaking to me during such a time as it was in my life. He showed up and taught me a valuable lesson in TRUSTING Him with my whole being. Sometimes it takes a storm in our lives to shake us, rattle us and make us aware of Who He says He is and believe that He stands on the word and promises spoken for our lives. He is the same today, tomorrow, yesterday, past, present and future. It’s time to speak His truth over ourselves and tell the devil Who we belong to and he can take himself right back to the pit of hell! May we walk the talk always!!

Excellent. And what an encouragement to those who face trials of all kinds. I will be praying for you. So wonderful to be back to blogging now. One of my blessings will be able, again, to read your inspiring posts. May God richly bless you.

I’m not a “Pink” person, but I’ll be praying for and thinking about all those who have been touched at some point by breast cancer. My mom survived two bouts with breast cancer before dying of lung cancer in 2005. I am with you, just not in pink.

I wish we could meet someday while we’re still here on earth. Any one who can raise five children has my undying admiration. How you two do it, I’ll never know.. Only by the grace of God. Oh well, if we don’t meet here, we’ll sure meet in heaven. God bless you and your entire family.

My dear friend Steven! What can I honestly say that my heart cannot express?!! How you have warmed my soul with your friendship and your encouragement on this journey I am on in the Lord. While you are not a PINK person (lol) I surely appreciate you praying and thinking of those who dealing with breast cancer or any cancer of sort. May the healing of the Lord be with them all.

It would be so wonderful if we could meet in person one day. Your personality seeps out through your writings as if I am standing before you. How blessed you are and I am so glad that we are brothers and sisters in Christ.

Thank you for the compliment about me and my family. God has blessed the fruit of my womb. My children are my joy as well as my husband. The Lord knew my desires before any of them became a part of my life. I’d love for you to meet them some day!

It has been so good to see you back on the scene dear brother. I like the new profile pic of you as well. Time away with the Lord is what we all need. A spiritual sabbatical! God bless you and your family always.

The spiritual love light that you brought into my life…lifted me from a place in my spirit where i did not want to be. But within the His life lights embrace, i was touched and healed and that area was wiped clean and placed in order! His freedom is a wonderful thing to always embrace but more so His love, for He never deserts us and bring something into our lives each day to lift us using one of His many angels…Thanks for the blessings of your words, and thanks for the blessing of your visits to my site my beloved sister! Have a very blessed Sunday and i know for you there “aint not need to worry, for He will see you through! Blessings also to your family!

Praise the Lord from whom all blessings flow! Dear brother, your message is powerful. It’s a testimony in itself and I thank you for sharing. It took me a bit to respond because it went to the core of my soul and my heart embraced the struggle, healing/deliverance that God had His all over to bring you unto Himself.

Oh glory glory glory hallelujah!! Praise is in my hands and feet and my thoughts are trying to settle to respond back to you. You have blessed me with your words, emotions and faith. God is awesome and mighty all the time!!

Brother I thank you for stopping by my page as well. Thank you for blessing my family and I. I lift you and yours up as well. God be with you, may His everlasting love, strength and comfort abide in you with all His promises spoken so long ago for you. Peace I speak into your life. Keep on keeping on!

Much love to you in the Name that is above ALL names. JESUS JESUS JESUS….. no sweeter name I know! Bless you in abundance now and all the days the Lord grants you.

Thank you very much. It was a very trying time to go through but I had no choice but to lean on and trust in the Lord fully. Our words and actions should equal. I thank Him getting me through and showing me a lesson worth learning. Trust. God bless you for reading and commenting.

Terra, I have been tracking breast cancer for five years now. God gave me 5 words when I was first diagnosed: 1. don’t be afraid. 2.trust me 3. this is not just for you 4. wait on me and 5. be still and KNOW that I am God. Whenever we step out to live a life of faith, the enemy doubles his efforts by sending out his servants “doubt” and “fear”. Remembering the Father’s words to me enables me to close the door to those tormentors. I have watched as the strength of our Lord has supported me every time at my points of weakness. I know He has taken me to a deeper place of faith through what He has allowed. Staying positive, for recalling His promises is a must, and a comfort. I pray blessings of peace and grace on you no matter what the diagnosis. God is still on His throne. Marcy

Amen, Marcy! You words are comforting and I believe you! Trust accomplishes so much in The Lord. My test came back fine. It was from weight loss. This was last year so I am actually due for another one. With that said, I pray that I continue to trust Him no matter what because I have family history of breast cancer. God taught me something very valuable that day when I faced the unknown. I am grateful.

As for you dear sister, I will lift you up still and thank God that He has brought you through with a mindset stayed on Him. I pray for all who have been affected and that they will find trust, comfort and hope in The Lord just as you have.

Terra! This post is jaw-dropping – beautiful! May Our Lord extend His mercy upon you when you go for the test, the devil belongs right under our feet! Amen and Amen!

I bless your health now and I bless your joy, your spirit and your words which have such a sustaining joy and hope. I bless you for placing your hope in His will. I bless your faith and I bless your family and all that is yours. I bless your future for the Kingdom of God.

You are such a graceful tool! God has lavished much upon you! Living simply n abundance indeed! Thank you Father that You will root Terra even deeper within Yourself for Your glory. I praise You Jesus Christ of Nazareth that You have a wonderful plan for Terra – I pray that You will carry her through every season as You have been. Please be extra extra merciful toward her! This is my plea!

Lord, thank you for the redemptive gifts You have bestowed upon this women of valor! I pray that You will fulfill Your purpose in and through her for all the days of her life. I bless Your precious countenance that is upon her my Lord. Thank You for Your love for her! I agree with your plans for her and all the prayers being prayed according to Your will in the Name of Christ Jesus, Amen!

What a wonderful and powerful prayer you’ve spoken over me Geraldine! I’m FLOODED with love. Thank you dear sister! Praises be unto the Lord for all He’s done. I am blessed to have come to know you…… what a woman of encouragement through the power of Jesus Christ! God bless you richly!!

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